Stared April 4th 2013
| Word |
My Understanding |
Definition |
| Viscosity |
Property that describes a fuids thickness or thinness |
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| Fluids |
Any substance that flows (gas or liquid) |
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| Rate of Flow |
The time it takes for a fluid to travel from Ppoint A to point B |
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| Internal friction |
Resistance fprce between particles ina substance |
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| Density |
amount of mass in a specific volume. |
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| Force |
the ability to do work |
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| Buoyant force |
the upward force pushing on on object in a fluid |
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| Gravitational force |
the downward force pulling on objects due to the Earth's mass |
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| Archimedes |
an ancient scholar who discovered "Archimedes Principle" |
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| Archimedes Principle |
the buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object. |
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| Particle Theory of Matter |
unique, moving, attract, small, heat (These factors relate to particles and their behavior) |
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